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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Venezuela on High Number of Girls Studying Science Subjects, Ask Questions about Trafficking and Health Issues Affecting Women

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Venezuela on High Number of Girls Studying Science Subjects, Ask Questions about Trafficking and Health Issues Affecting Women 18 May 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Türkiye’s Free Child Healthcare Services, Ask about Child Labour and Sanctions of Children Involved in Terrorist Organizations

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Türkiye’s Free Child Healthcare Services, Ask about Child Labour and Sanctions of Children Involved in Terrorist Organizations 18 May 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fourth and fifth periodic report of Türkiye, with Committee Experts praising the State’s free…

UNICEF alert over ‘sickening’ levels of sexual violence in eastern DR Congo

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNICEF alert over ‘sickening’ levels of sexual violence in eastern DR Congo 18 May 2023 © Finbarr O’Reilly Through support from the Trust Fund for Victims assistance programme in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dorika became part of a collective of women, all survivors of sexual violence, receiving micro-credit loans to start their own businesses The UN Children’s Fund is…

Children bearing the brunt of Afghanistan crisis: UNICEF

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Children bearing the brunt of Afghanistan crisis: UNICEF 18 May 2023 © UNICEF/Salam Al-Janabi Women and children wait to be seen by members of a UNICEF-supported mobile health and nutrition team in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Roughly 90 per cent of the population in Afghanistan is on the brink of poverty “and children bear the brunt of it,” the Representative of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in…

Despite gains, Iraq has not yet ‘turned the corner’, Security Council hears

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Despite gains, Iraq has not yet ‘turned the corner’, Security Council hears 18 May 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (right), Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, briefs Security Council members on the situation in the country. Iraq’s stability and hard-won gains require robust support amid concerns of shrinking…

‘Weak and insufficient’ progress made towards disaster risk reduction

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Weak and insufficient’ progress made towards disaster risk reduction 18 May 2023 © UNOCHA/Matteo Minasi A building in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, destroyed by the earthquake. Global progress towards disaster risk management has been weak and insufficient, putting at risk the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told the  General Assembly on…

Ukrainian civilians subject to ‘unbearable routine’ of Russian attack

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukrainian civilians subject to ‘unbearable routine’ of Russian attack 18 May 2023 © UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov Children walk past a destroyed house in Kherson, Ukraine. Nearly 15 months after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, civilians are forced to live through an “unbearable routine”, amidst alarming levels of destruction and damage to their communities, said the deputy UN…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Slovakia on the Adoption of Temporary Special Measures for Roma Women, Ask about Services Provided to Female Ukrainian Refugees and Healthcare for Roma Women

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Slovakia on the Adoption of Temporary Special Measures for Roma Women, Ask about Services Provided to Female Ukrainian Refugees and Healthcare for Roma Women 17 May 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today…

Global temperatures set to break records during next 5 years: WMO

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Global temperatures set to break records during next 5 years: WMO 17 May 2023 © UNICEF/Karel Prinsloo A man walks in floodwaters in Gatumba, Burundi an area which is receiving unpredictable rainfall due to climate change. Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring El Niño weather pattern…

UN envoy reports on progress towards Yemen peace agreement

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy reports on progress towards Yemen peace agreement 17 May 2023 WFP/Fares Khoailed More than three quarters of all displaced persons in Yemen are women and children. Warring parties continue to make progress in efforts towards ending the nearly decade-long conflict in Yemen, though outstanding issues remain, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday. …